USAID head says shipments will resume to war-torn region in Ethiopia only after ‘oversight measures are in place’. The United States aid agency USAID has said it is pausing food shipments to Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region after it discovered that goods it supplied were being sold on the local market. USAID administrator Samantha Power made the announcement in a statement on Wednesday, explaining that the aid had been intended “for the people of Tigray suffering under famine-like conditions”. “We have made the difficult decision to pause all USAID-supported food assistance in the Tigray region until further notice,” Power said. “USAID stands ready to restart paused food assistance only when strong oversight measures are in place and we are confident that assistance will reach the intended vulnerable populations,” Power said.

Source: Ethiopian News May 03, 2023 21:59 UTC